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Hello,
This summer my family has rented a house out on Kiawah island and there are a few of us who love to fish. The problem is we don't know much about the waters down there and getting a charter is simply an extra cost we don't have. We were down in Kiawah about 4 years ago and we fished the river that went around the island. We caught a bunch of fish that I thought were reds, only in the 8 to 10 inch range. The largest fish was a weakfish about 16 inches. We did some surfcasting too, but got nothing. Since then I have read of the huge fish that are in the Charleston area and I am wondering how we might be able to get nearer to them. Are there fishing piers if we drove somewhere off the island? Are there shallows or small inland estuaries for small boats/canoes that we could fish from? What do we fish with? I am a New York fisherman who fishes for salmon, lake trout and bass. But I grew up in Connecticut fishing a bit for stripers and blues. We will be there at the end of July, so I don't know what kind of fish that puts us in... Sorry for asking a question that might get asked by someone new every week. And thanks to any who reply.
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Welcome aboard cnyangler and thanks for the perfect question. There are no dumb questions here. We are all here to help each other in the best of our capacity.
We have a local expert from SC. He is one of my fellow mods and is very familiar with all the fishing on that side.
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There really is some great fishing along that area and in the Kiawah islands. With out a boat, you're pretty much stuck either on a pier (which charleston has) or casting from the surf. Surf casting can be frustrating at times simply because you're hoping for a stray fish to stroll by, unless it's a stretch of beach that holds bait' rather because of drop offs, near shore structure, or dramatic contours. This time of year, however, the Florida Pompano will be running in the surf just past the breakers. Also near in the surf you'll find Bluefish, small whiting, the occasional drum and flounder. From the piers, it's possible to catch king and spanish mackerel, all the above from the surf, cobia, tarpon, shark, and plenty of other types of fish.
Tell me what type of gear you have or are willing to buy, and we can start there. Your equipment is going to dictate what you can target. Also, there are probably boat rentals there as well. I would call a few of the local tackle stores and marina to see if they rent boats. I know a few places here in Murrells Inlet rent boats pretty cheap. It's like 70 or 80 bucks for the entire day. That's cheap when it's spit between 2 or 3 people. Just something to consider on your next trip that way.
Make sure and buy some sandfleas to use on your next surf fishing trip. Pompano, drum, and just about anything running in the surf loves sandfleas. Fresh shrimp also works well in the breakers. Fresh cut bait works very good for blues and drum in the surf.
Shark fishing is always an option from the surf as well. When I was younger, we use to take a 6/0 penn out to the beach at night. One of us would stay on the beach and hold the rod while the other swam the bait out on a surf board. I dunno if you're into that kind of thing, LOL, but that's how we did it. You could also pull off 50 or 60 yards of line and just twirl it over your head to cast it out. It just depends on how far you have to go to get past the break. Shark fishing is cool from the beach because once you get the bait out, you can do what ever while you wait for the clicker to go off. Toss the football, drink a cool one, what ever. Make sure it's legal to shark fish off the beach in that county. It's varies everywhere you go. For instance, You can't shark fish from the bank in Horry county, but you can in Georgetown county. So make sure you check it out first.
I don't know what else to tell you with out more specific questions. Don't be affraid jump back in with more questions, we got your back. Also, make sure and post a fishing report. Don't be affraid to scroll a little further down to the South carolina board. I'd love to have your inputs there. We've got anglers there from all over SC and they might have some great input as well. WELCOME TO THE BOARDS!!!!!
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Behind the second the second security gate at Kiawah are a couple of ponds and you can fish the Kiawah river also. If you booked one of the <a href="http://www.kiawahislandescapes.com/">kiawah rentals</a> on your vacation, you can get back there with your pass.
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